Go with the Flow: 10 Off-the-Beaten-Mat Yoga Classes

09/05/2018 12:55PM

September is National Yoga Month, which means there’s no better time than now to get your flow on. Have you heard about all the cool and trendy classes that are popping up around town? Goat yoga? Yep, we goat it. Wine and yoga? Try it with some Sauvign-om Blanc. Infant yoga? Get ready to have one very happy baby. Keep reading to discover what’s going down, dog. In no particular order…

1 Rock ’n’ Roll Yoga

In this class, you’ll start on a foam roller to roll out your muscles and improve blood and lymphatic circulation before continuing into various yoga poses and stretches.

2Yoga Pilates

This 60-minute core power workout focuses on balance and strength. By creating long, lean muscles, the class helps improve coordination, flexibility, and movement in full range of motion.

Where: Kaia Fit, 705 Gold Lake Drive,

Suite 110, Folsom,

916-542-2298, folsom.kaiafit.com

Price: $20 drop-in

When: 6 a.m. Tuesday

3 WOGA: Wine and Yoga

Sip and savasana! This 75-minute easy hatha class (followed by a complimentary wine tasting) is designed for everybody (and every body), whether you’re new to yoga or not.

Where: Boeger Winery, 1709 Carson Road, Placerville, 530-622-8094,

boegerwinery.com

Price: $20 wine club members;

$25 non-members

When: 9:30 a.m. September 16

4 Hot Belly Yoga

Hot Belly Yoga

Ignite the fire in your belly with herbal steam kettles, the practice of powerful pranayama (controlling the breath), the use of organic oils, and mindful movement. Enliven yourself and bring balance to all seven of your chakras through music, mantras, and meditation.

5 Yoga Sculpt

This fusion class combines yoga, cardio, and weights and is designed to push your limit and take you to your edge. The 75-minute sweat session takes place in a calming room that boasts amenities like a Himalayan salt wall, tranquil water wall, bamboo floors, and infrared heat.

Price: $30 for 30 days (first-time students); $19 drop-in; various packages available

When:9 a.m. Monday and Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday

6 Goat Yoga

Goat Yoga

Hop to GoatHouse Brewing Co. for a 60-minute class that takes place outside in a goat pasture overlooking the brewery and on-site organic hop field. The amount of yoga you do is up to you—some yogis sit and laugh, others take pictures, and some snuggle the goats.

8 Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

“Sit your way to better health” at this 45-minute class that’s focused on breathing correctly and stretching. The simple, gentle movements can help seniors and people with chronic pain improve their quality of life and sleep patterns, lower blood pressure, and manage depression.

9 Aerial Yoga Level I

Hang from your hands, your feet, and upside down as you focus on poses, transitions, and building strength and flexibility—ultimately releasing tension and focusing your mind—at this all levels, anti-gravity class.

10 Yoga on the Farm

Join fellow yogis for a hatha (gentle; basic postures) class on a farm that will leave you feeling grounded and tranquil. Following the class, you can shop for organic local produce.

Where:24Carrot Farm, 2731 Jacquier Road, Placerville, 530-391-8582,

24carrotfarms.com

Price: Donation-based

When:9-10 a.m. Saturday

September 3 marks the seventh annual Sacramento Free Day of Yoga where local studios offer various classes at no charge. To view the list of participating studios, visit sacramentofreedayofyoga.com.

Free Yoga Sacramento, started by local yogi Amy Fish, provides the community with free and donation-based classes—open to children, older adults, veterans, people with disabilities, etc.—year-round. To find a class near you and for more info, visit freeyogasacramento.com.